Korres (pronounced kor-REZ) was founded in 1996. It started out as a skincare line (associated with Athens’ first homeopathic pharmacy), and since has grown into an international brand boasting more than 400 natural skincare and cosmetic products. (Random trivia: their first ever product was a honey-and-aniseed herbal throat syrup.)

The brand is all-natural, and largely organic (note that the brand is not vegan). Korres also partners with Greek organic farmers, local communities, and agricultural unions to source their materials.

Korres has definitely seen a meteoric rise in popularity in the U.S., and one of their most frequently talked about products is their Lip Butter. The Lip Butters are potted balms containing shea butter, and they can actually be used on both lips and cheeks. Each one is scented like its name, and most provide a sheer tint of color (Guava is clear; Jasmine is a very faint pink tint). The Lip Butters are, in fact, vegan.
Plum is more red than Wild Rose (which is deeper, more purple/berry); though Plum is still a purplish red. Pomegranate is coral pink; Mango is orange; and Quince is (cool) rose-pink.

Lip Butters are $10 each. You can find them at Sephora, or buy them from Korres’ website. If you’re lucky enough to live in NYC, Korres also has a salon there.

12 Responses to “Korres Lip Butters”

its pronounced the way its writen, kor-res ( its an “s” not a “z” ) and i although im not easy with lip butters , its the best thing ever happened to my lips.ive got them in every single colour but my favorite its jasmine both cause of the colour and smell…it feels great at the beginging but its real value shows after a gentle peeling of lips and a nice application…i was a bit unhappy with them using a pot but i guess thats what texture requires…and since ive started looking at them more like a treatment product than a make up product that i want to cary with me, im totely happy..makes my lips super soft , help me wearing lipsticks that are drying by themselfs ( just a tiny bit under my matte Mac’s works perfect) and think they are awesome to turn certai colour a bit lighter, or more orange or dark red….ok ok i stop now..i know i get excited

Karla, sorry to sound anal but there is a little typo in the writeup: (note that this means is not vegan) I guess should say (note that this does not mean vegan) or something similar. Although, maybe these lip butters are actually vegan? They don’t seem to have beeswax, lanolin, or carmine.

These look really pretty – I’d give them a go if Korres was more easily available to me. I’d like to try the MAC TLCs first though (But let’s be honest, I probably have 40 different lipbalms floating around the house and handbags. I don’t need ‘em)

I love these – the color goes on beautifully and gives the perfect amount of just-kissed color (I’m pale, so wild rose is perfect for me). They’re true stains though; they give almost no moisture at all, and that’s really my only problem.

i only tried its l/s but ever the l/g. i like how you did the swatch with a tad more of the original gloss instead of sheered out version. the l/s was good and i think these l/g also look quite nice. thank you again!